Finian McGrath (Dublin Bay North, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I mentioned respite care services. In the context of the budget announced yesterday, in 2020 we will spend approximately €2 billion on social care services. There is a fundamental question to be asked. If there are particular parts of the country - the Deputy is talking about CHO 4 - that are not receiving the relevant services, that is an issue I will examine and monitor closely. I will come back to the Deputy with more details, but the bottom line is we have to see the money invested to deliver respite care services. We cannot have a situation where that is not the case in some counties. I am aware that in Dublin hundreds of letters are sent to parents every day offering extra respite care provision.

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